The music industry needs guys with good haircuts, expensive jeans, tattoos, a supermodel wife, good enough voice and pretty face. In a word? (Or two.) Rock stars.
The music industry also needs fans, bus drivers, truck drivers, publicists, promoters, publishers, retailers, song writers, song pluggers, venue owners, booking agents, marketing gurus, accountants, managers, business managers, salesmen, drummers, web designers, bass players, background singers, recording engineers, performance coaches, mix guys, mastering guys, CD duplicators and Steve Jobs.
No one in paragraph #2 whines about not being on stage tonight – despite the fact that the guy on stage gets the limo ride, the mansion, the Grammy and the chicks for free.
No one in paragraph #1 whines about not being behind a desk or a wheel – despite the fact that those who are have a private life, neighbors, a healthy liver and a college degree to fall back on.
(Everyone wishes they were Steve Jobs, but that’s beside the point.)
Everyone has a job they’re good at. Every job is important. And when every job is done well everyone from the stage to the cubicle gets to live.
But if the rock star would rather hang the truss and the accountant would rather don the leather pants, well, everything falls apart.
There is no show without contentment.
What’s your job?
Then do it.
Love being you.
And stop hinging your happiness on someday’s stage time.
AMEN!
OH, now listen. That’ll preach ALL DAY LONG.
Great post! Good reminder to just be who we are and stop trying to be someone else. Loved it.
Easy for the rock star to say.
Everybody is somebody’s rock star
If only I could write like Nancy Tyler…for instance. ; )
Shaun, perfect timing on this post. Especially in light of watching American Idol and how we Americans chase after fame.
Shaun, we can always count on you for an insightful message. You have a knack of getting to the core of any issue that you study. Thanks and God Bless you. Pat
Shaun, this is OT from the post…
With the massive earthquake that has just hit Haiti, how do we find out how the Compassion Project is doing there? I’ve sponsored a boy for 5 years that lives there and I’m praying for him and for that project. The devastation is apparently incredible with major building (presidential palace, biggest cathedral, UN buildings, etc) being flattened.
I assume you might have something to say about this – some way to help mobilize some support for Compassion’s projects there?? Please post something ASAP. Meantime, I pray.
Piper preached a great sermon on suffering called “Subjected in Hope” that I’ve been listening to (in bits and pieces) the last three days. Thank God for the timing of that message because this kind of devastation is REALLY hard to understand – especially when it hits a country already so very decimated in terms of resources.
Making up a new word here…wouch!
That’s wow+ouch. Wouch.
Or maybe it should be wowch. I dunno. Either way…this was definitely a zinger.
Great point…but I’m struggling with your statement, “Everyone has a job they’re good at.” I would absolutely agree that everyone has been gifted with certain skills. But what about the seasons in life when we’re not in a position to USE those gifts?
I want to shout a hearty “AMEN!” but because I’m in such a season, this just makes my heart hurt.
NOT because you aren’t right. But because I can’t seem to figure out how to do the job I’m good at right now. But then again, I guess that’s your point. Figure it out – and DO IT.
Every member has a role. Good stuff! Hard stuff sometimes but good.
Uh…I’m gonna second wouch/wowch. That’s a good word for this stay at home mom to hear. I love my job, but I’m not always content. Thanks for the reminder.